In the first two games, the Los Angeles Kings largely seemed like the better team in the 2012 Stanley Cup finals, but not by a huge margin. The New Jersey Devils buckled a bit more in Game 3, however, especially as the Kings broke it open late to win 4-0. Let’s gauge what people are saying about it on Twitter. (Check out the Game 1 and Game 2 bits here.)

Question: is Peter DeBoer mad, just watching a replay or trying not to laugh? Maybe some combination of the three?

Confusion

Hardcore Kings fans must feel a strange combination of jubilation and bewilderment right now. The franchise has been kicking since 1967 and even the Gretzky-era converts have suffered through a lot. Kings blogger Rudy Kelly wonders what he’s supposed to do, exactly, while Al Michaels tackled it in this interview.

I am saying that June is way too late in the year to be playing hockey… I try to sit down and watch a game but when it’s sunny and 25 C outside it’s pretty tough to stay inside.. Especially when your from a climate that goes down to -35 in the winter.